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NASCAR and The Whistle Set to Bring Premium Racing Content to Kids

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NASCAR and The Whistle Set to Bring Premium Racing Content to Kids

290740NASCAR Partners with First Sports Entertainment Digital Network 

Focused on Young Audiences

Though you still won’t see or hear many whistles on a NASCAR race track, young sports fans will now be able to see plenty of NASCAR action on The Whistle – the first cross-platform content provider solely focused on developing entertaining, educational and participatory sports programming tailored to the next generation of sports fans.  Continue reading →

Lesa France Kennedy to Speak at Business & Scholarship Luncheon

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American Royal Announces Lesa France Kennedy, of NASCAR Fame, to Speak at Business & Scholarship Luncheon 

The American Royal Association has announced that Lesa France Kennedy will be the featured speaker at this year’s Business & Scholarship Luncheon to be held September 12 in Kemper Arena. She was named “The Most Powerful Woman in Sports” by Forbes and serves as CEO and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors for International Speedway Corporation (“ISC”). ISC owns the Kansas Speedway along with 12 other tracks. Ms France Kennedy also serves as a Vice Chairperson of NASCAR which was founded by her grandfather, Bill France, in 1948.  Continue reading →

National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel Statement

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National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel Statement 

The National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel today heard and considered the appeal of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team.
The penalties concern Sections 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing; 12-4J: Any determination by NASCAR Officials that race equipment used in the event does not conform to the NASCAR rules detailed in Section 20 of the NASCAR rule book, or has not been approved by NASCAR prior to the event; and 20-5.5.3E: Only solid magnetic steel connecting rods with a minimum weight of 525.0 grams will be permitted. Connecting rod failed to meet minimum connecting rod weight.
The penalties stemmed from a post-race engine inspection April 23 at the NASCAR Research and Development Center. Continue reading →

Matt Kenseth’s Team Faces Major Penalties After Kansas Win

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Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 The Home Depot/Husky Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 400 at Kansas Speedway on April 21, 2013 Photo - Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 The Home Depot/Husky Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 400 at Kansas Speedway on April 21, 2013
Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

Another élite organization is facing major penalties Wednesday. The Associated Press first reported that Matt Kenseth’s engine from his winning car at Kansas did not pass NASCAR‘s standards at the Research and Development Center.

The AP reported early Wednesday that one connecting rod did not meet minimum weight. Joe Gibbs Racing gets their engines from Toyota Racing Development out of Costa Mesa, California. Joe Gibbs Racing does not make their own engines. The part that failed inspection at the R&D Center may not have given Kenseth any advantage on Sunday when he won in Kansas. But NASCAR will still hold the 20 team responsible for the failed part. Continue reading →

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Team Penalized

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Johnny Sauter, driver of the #98 Carolina Nut Co/Curb Records Toyota, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SFP 250 at Kansas Speedway on April 19, 2013 Photo - Jerry Markland/Getty Images

Johnny Sauter, driver of the #98 Carolina Nut Co/Curb Records Toyota, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SFP 250 at Kansas Speedway on April 19, 2013
Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images

NASCAR announced today penalties and fines to the No. 98 team that competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, as a result of rule infractions at Kansas Speedway.

The No. 98 truck was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4K (if in the judgment of NASCAR Officials, race equipment that has been previously verified or previously approved and/or sealed by NASCAR for use in an event, pursuant to sub-section 8-6 and/or 8-12, has been altered, modified, repaired, or changed in any manner); 20B-16 (once a fuel cell or fuel cell components have been certified, modifications of any kind will not be permitted to the fuel cell or fuel cell components); and 20B-16.1B (standard black, safety foam with minimum free-standing height of eight (8) inches, acceptable to NASCAR Officials, and used as provided by an approved fuel cell manufacturer, must be used: Fuel cell safety foam modification.) of the 2013 rule book. Continue reading →